American Music Therapy Association

Just do a quick internet search and you'll find all kinds of mentions and examples of music therapy and the great work music therapists do in the media. While this is not an exhaustive list of all the blogs, articles, and news stories where music therapy has been featured, this may get you started to learn a little more about what music therapy really is, what qualified music therapists do, and how professional music therapy services can be beneficial in addressing a variety of healthcare needs.

2023 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• News Wise - September 2023 - University Hospitals Researcher Receives NIH Award to Study Real-World Effectiveness of Music Therapy in Medical Care
• StarTribune - October 2023 - Minneapolis schools expand music therapy to help students play and cope with emotions
• New York Times - November 2023 - How Music Can Be Mental Health Care

2022 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• The Burg - May 2022 - Songs of Success: Music therapists help patients who may be tough to reach

• WTXL - April 2022 - Music therapy at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare aiding early-child development

• The Independent - April 2022 - Aphasia a chance to build a community for local group

• Pop Sugar - April 2022 - Music Therapy Is More Powerful Than You Might Think

• The Nevada Independent - March 2022 - Nevadans at Work: Music Therapy

• Cleveland.com - March 2022 - Shared love of music leads UH Parma Medical Center therapist and patient to friendship and songwriting

• We Are Iowa.com - March 2022 - UnityPoint music therapist explains the benefits of the practice

• WINK News - January 2022 - Naples man receives double-lung transplant after contracting COVID

2021 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• Ashville Recovery Center - May 2021 - Music Therapy for Opioid Addiction

• YouTube - May 2021 - Ben Folds/Maegan Morrow - Music as Medicine and The Science of How Our Bodies Need Rhythm

2020 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• CVIS - November 2020 - Music Therapy : A Vehicle for Driving Communication, Literacy, and Social Interaction Skills in Students with CVI

• The Monroe News - June 2020 - Leaving on a Good Note

• Cleveland Jewish News - May 2020 - Silver Linings: Ronna Kaplan

• CBS News Boston - May 2020 - Music Therapist Plays For Elderly Worcester Coronavirus Patients

• Eyewitness News Minneapolis - May 2020 - Music Therapists Find a Way to Keep the Beat Going During COVID-19

• KU Alert - May 2020 - Music Threapist's Writings Range from Philosophical to Practical

• Associated Press - May 2020 - St. Jude music therapists organize backyard jams for kids

• Houston Public Media - May 2020 - How Music Therapists Helped A Mother Connect With The Newborn She Still Hasn’t Met

• BBC - April 2020 - Coronavirus: Music Therapy for High Risk Children

• 980AM CJME - March 2020 - Free Music with Tyne keeps babies, kids clapping and dancing online

• The Washington Post - March 2020 - Songs of War and Healing: D.C. Veterans Traveled to Nashville to Create Music

• WRAL.com - March 2020 - Music Therapy Helps Parkinson's Patients Reconnect Mind with Muscles

• News 5 Cleveland - March 2020 - Kids Encouraged to Rock their Way to Kindergarten at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• WRAL.com - March 2020 - Music Therapy Helps Parkinson's Patients Reconnect Mind with Muscles

• MSU Reporter - March 2020 - Music Therapy Shows the True Power of Song

• KXNet.com - March 2020 - Music Therapy Healing Local Children One Song at a Time

• WRDW.com - February 2020 - Music Heals as Group of Students Take on New Music Therapy Course

• News 10 Albany - February 2020 - Music Therapy Program Advancing Skills at Wildwood School

2019 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• NPR - December 2019 - How Music Therapy Could Help People with Dementia

• Jon Samson MA MT-BC, Music Therapist, Grammy Acceptance Speech

• Richmond Times Dispatch - September 2019 - RVA Street Singers - group made up of those working through homelessness - heading to Kennedy Center Thursday

• Alzheimer's Today - July 2019 - Singing the Praises of Music: Using Music Therapy to Open Minds and Hearts

• WGAL News - February 2019 - Concert Will Celebrate Music Therapy Program at Retirement Community

• UCLA Health - February 2019 - Lullaby-Playing Pacifier Helps Premature Babies Thrive

• National Eczema Association - January 2019 - My Journey: Music is Healing

• Seattle Times - January 2019 - A Hello Song, A Goodbye Song: In a Seattle Classroom, Music Helps Toddlers Struggling to Connect

2018 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• The News Herald - December 2018 - National Guardsman helps rebuild Iraq, uses music to support fellow soldiers

• Guideposts - December 2018 - Why Music Therapy is a Powerful Tool for Individuals with Dementia

• Appalachian Today - November 2018 - Appalachian National Guard Specialist thanks faculty for their support with ESGR Patriot Award

• Seattle Children's Hospital - November 2018 - Singing During Brain Surgery, Kira Performs to Preserve Her Passion

• American Music Therapy Association - August 2018 - Music Therapy Comes to Times Square on National Nonprofit Day - August 2018

• Deaccan Herald - August 2018 - Music Therapy is About Healing, Not Music Skills

• TDTNews.com - August 2018 - Music Therapy Program Aids Veterans with PTSD

• Greenwich Time - August 2018 - Music Therapist Offers Sounds of Healing at Greenwich Hospital

• Islington Tribune - August 2018 - Conductor Who's Passing on the Baton

2017 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• Sound Health: Music and the Mind - June 2017 - The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) collaborated with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Kennedy Center, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in an innovative partnership titled, "Sound Health: Music and the Mind" at the Kennedy Center. Breakthroughs in Music Therapy: Recovery, Resilience, and Quality of Life - Dr. Sheri Robb For more information on the event, click here.

• The Daily Beast - May 2017 - The Regulations that Do Work

2016 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• ABC News Gabby Giffords Finding a Voice Through Music Therapy - ABC News recognizes the importance of music therapy in the recovery of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords recovery from a traumatic brain injury:
  Part 2/3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiJ9X_wLSWM
  Part 3/3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfUKOBlZXdw

• Music Therapy & Medicine: A Dynamic Partnership - Dr. Deforia Lane
  Music therapist, Dr. Deforia Lane gives an overview of music therapy and medicine in a TEDx Talk.

• World News Tonight with David Muir – Person of the Week: Celebrating All Music
  Therapists - ABC news anchor David Muir recognizes music therapists as persons of the week.

• Didge Project - November 2016 - Doctors Now Prescribing Music Therapy for for Heart Ailments, Brain Dysfunction, Learning Disabilities, Depression, PTSD, Alzheimers, Childhood Development and More

• Cochrane.org - October 2016 - Music Therapy Strikes a Chord

• Associations Now - October 2016 - Best Benefit Ever: Disaster Training

• CareLiving.org - September 2016 - Music's Effect on Alzheimer's

• Fox News Health - September 2016 - Music Therapy May Help Kids Cope with Immunization Shots

• ABC News - September 2016 - How Music Therapy Can Lift Body and Soul for Patients

• Kind World - September 2016 - Episode #29, The Heartbeat

• New York University - July 2016 - What Can Music Do? Rethinking Autism through Music Therapy

• News Medical - July 2016 - Music Therapy News & Research

• Odyssey - July 2016 - Why Music Therapy is the Career for Me

• CBS Sacramento - April 2016 - Music Therapy Has a New Home at Sutter Children's Center

• Rutgers Today - April 2016 - Prisoners Find Hope Through Music

• TEDx Talks - April 2016 - Music Therapy & Medicine: A Dynamic Partnership

• Honoring Choices Wisconsin - March 2016 - Professor Shares Importance of Musical Preferences in Advanced Directives

• Oxford University Press Blog - February 2016 - Music Therapy and Arts-Based Research

• Huffington Post - February 2016 - Before My Son Died, Music Mattered More Than Medicine

• Today's Geriatric Medicine - February 2016 - Music Therapy in Dementia Treatment

• CBS Boston - February 2016 - Spaulding Rehab Hospital Uses Music to Treat Brain Injuries

• Fox News Health - February 2016 - Music Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Depression, Speech Impediments

2015 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• NewsMax Health - December 2015 - Music Therapy Improves Symptoms of COPD

• Daily News - December 2015 - Daily Checkup: Music therapy shows dramatic results; patients with range of different diseases taking note

• Wall Street Journal - December 2015 - A Dose of Singing Does Stroke Patients Good

• Harvard Health Publications - November 2015 - Healing Through Music

• Newsmax Health - August 2015 - Music Therapy Shows Promise Against Epilepsy

• CNN - August 2015 - Surgery Patients Hear Benefits of Music Therapy Loud and Clear

• Newswise - August 2015 - First-of-its-kind Study from UH Seidman Cancer Center Finds Music Therapy Lowers Anxiety During Surgical Breast Biopsies

• Metal Injection - June 2015 - Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson Participates in Music Therapy for Kids

• ABC27 - April 2015 - Music Therapy Takes Off in Central PA

• NBC Nightly News - April 2015 - Ukelele Club Hitting the Right Note with Sick Kids

• Drexel News Blog - March 2015 - Can Music Therapy Help Soldiers with PTSD?

• PBS Newshour - March 2015 - When Music is Medicine for Kids Coping with Cancer

• Huffington Post - March 2015 - What Empire Got Right (and Wrong) About Music Therapy

• Anxiety.org - March 2015 - Use Music to Ease Anxiety

• World News Tonight with David Muir - March 2015 - Persons of the Week: Celebrating All Music Therapists

• People - February 2015 - Gabby Giffords Says Music Therapy Has Helped Her Recover

• CareerBuilder.com - February 2015 - Cool STEM Jobs That Will Put You In Demand

• USA Today - February 2015 - See Why This Story About Music Brought Anchor to Tears

• WWLP.com - February 2015 - Music Therapy Miracle

2014 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• AMTA Website - November 2014 - President Obama Salutes Music Therapy

• WESA Pittsburgh - October 2014 - PA House and Senate Recognize Music Therapy

• Edutopia - September 2014 - It's a Snap! 4 Ways to Use Music with Special Needs Students

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN - August 2014 - How Listening to Music Helps Your Brain

• Capital Gazette - August 2014 -  Music Therapy Helps Anne Arundel County Children Get "Full Experience of Life"

• Sacramento Business Journal - August 2014 - Hall of Fame Quarterback Steve Young Funds Sutter Music Therapy Center

• Santa Maria Times - August 2014 - Music Therapy and Cancer Patients

• Washington Post - August 2014 - Snowboarding Accident Robs a Virginia Man of his Voice. Music Helps Bring it Back

• SonicBids.com - July 2014 - We Love How These 3 Non-Profits are Helping Our Communities

• Majoring in Music.com - July 2014 - Music Therapy for Children with Autism: A Rewarding Career Path

• Huffington Post - June 2014 - Can Music Save Lives?

• American Psychological Association - June 2014 - Speaking of Psychology: Music and Your Health

• CBS Los Angeles - June 2014 - CHLA's Music Therapy Program Helps Family Copes with Tragedy

• ABC News - May 2014 - Therapist Turns Heartbeats of Dying Patients into Music

• Indiana Public Media - May 2014 - Indy Sings: Music Therapy for Children with Autism

• TEDxUNLV - April 2014 - Music Powers Potential Building Mental Fitness

• NIH - April 2014 - 5 Things to Know About Complimentary Health Practices for Cognitive Function, Dementia and Alzheimers Disease

• WTOP - April 2014 - Therapists Use Music as a Tool to Deliver Treatment

• Washington Post - March 2014 - Mt. Vernon High School in Fairfax County Receives Grant from Grammy Foundation for its Music Therapy Program

• Huffington Post - March 2014 - Music Therapy with Military Populations: An Update

• Oxford University Press blog - March 2014 - The Rise of Music Therapy

• American Music Therapy Association - March 2014 - White Paper Provides Model Programs and Research Addressing the Myriad Issues Facing Service Members and Their Families

• Futurity Health and Medicine - February 2014 - Musical Pacifier Teaches Preemies How to Eat

• American Music Therapy Association - January 2014 - Setting the Record Straight: What Music Therapy Is... and Is Not

• American Music Therapy Association - January 2014 - Landmark Multi-Site Study Reveals Positive Effects of Music Therapy Protocol Among Youth in Cancer Treatment

2013 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• BBC News - December 2013 - Belting out a Tune Helps Those Struggling to Breathe

• Oxford University Press Blog - November 2013 - Music Therapy Research and Evidenced-Based Practice

• Oxford University Press Blog - November 2013 - A Conversation with Dr. Andrea Farbman on Music Therapy

• Oxford University Press Blog - November 2013 - The Evolution of Music Therapy Research

• Medical Xpress - October 2013 - Music Therapy May Work Where Other Treatments Have Failed

• Live Science - October 2013 - Is Playing a Musical Instrument Good for your Health?

• Huffington Post - October 2013 - Music, Creativity, and Unlocking Our Full Potential

• US News & World Report - August 2013 - Hospital Expands Music Therapy Program

• CNN - August 2013 - When Patients Have 'Music Emergencies'

• AllTreatment.com - August 2013 - Music Therapy: The Best Kept Secret in Addiction Recovery

• The Diabetes Educator - August 2013 - Effects of Music Therapy & Music-Assisted Relaxation & Imagery on Health-Related Outcomes in Diabetes Education

• Journal of the American Medical Association - May 2013 - Effects of Patient-Directed Music Intervention on Anxiety and Sedative Exposure in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support - A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - May 2013 - Music Therapy Reduces Pain in Palliative Care Patients

• AARP - April 2013 - AARP Family and Caregiving Expert Discusses Music Therapy Treatment

• Huffington Post - April 2013 - How Music Therapy Helps Preemies

• US News Health - April 2013 - Lullabies Soothe Preemies, Parents Alike

• New York Times - April 2013 - Live Music's Charms, Soothing Premature Hearts

• FoxNews.com - April 2013 - Lullabies, other music may help sick preemies

• AARP Blog - March 2013 - 3 Ways Caregivers Can Use Music Therapeutically

• Psychology Today - March 2013 - Can You Divorce Music From Communication?

• AARP Magazine - February 2013 - The Power of Music: Sounds that Heal

• Science Daily - February 2013 - Music Therapy Improves Behavior in Children with Autism, Study Suggests

• TedX Youth Talks - February 2013 - When Meds Fail: A Case for Music Therapy

• Huffington Post - January 2013 - Music Therapy and the Military

2012 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• AARP Blog - November 2012 - He Has Alzheimer's, Now What?

• Boston's NPR News - October 2012 - Music Therapists Help Ease Treatment of Children with Severe Burns

• CBS Los Angeles - July 31, 2012 - Music Therapy Wellness Clinic

• Science Daily - May 22, 2012 - New Musical Pacifier Helps Premature Babies Get Healthy

• Florida State University - May 21, 2012 - New Musical Pacifier Helps Premature Babies Get Healthy

• About.com - May 15, 2012 - Music Therapy in Neurology

• About.com - May 12, 2012 - The Musical Mind: How the Brain Appreciates Music

• Huffington Post Blog - March 15, 2012 - Music Therapy Intervention in Medical Settings

• Washington Times - February 20, 2012 - Glen Campbell: Alzheimer's Can't Silence the Music

• About.com - October 27, 2011 - How Music Helps Us and Why Music Therapy Promotes Health

• ABC News Nightline - Gabby Giffords Finding Voice Through Music Therapy - available on YouTube in three parts: Part I, Part 2, Part 3

• Majoring in Music.com - Music Majors: How to Choose a Music Therapy Program

• Huffington Post bog -  January 9, 2012 - Music Therapy in Early Childhood Classrooms

• WebMD - Alan Cumming Tunes into Music Therapy

2011 Featured Articles and Mentions of Music Therapy

• Huffington Post Blog - July 21, 2011 - Music Therapy: Global Perspectives

• ABC News - Facing Rehab: Exhaustion, Rehabilitation and Love

• Huffington Post Blog - June 1, 2011 - What is Music Therapy?

• New Major Motion Picture Features Music Therapist: "The Music Never Stopped"

• New York Times Bestselling Novelist Features Music Therapist in Upcoming Novel:  "Sing You Home"

• About.com - Benefits of Music Therapy

• AARP Blog - Music Can Help Families Living with Alzheimer's

• American Pain Foundation - Prescribed Music Could Ease Pain or Depression

• Psychology Today - Top 12 Reasons Why I Have a Job

• Psychology Today - Music Therapy & Dyslexia:  There's Still Hope

• Psychology Today - What is a Music Therapist?  Consider Us Your Personal Trainer.

• Families of Loved Ones Magazine - Music Therapy Helps Adults with Vision Loss

• Wall Street Journal - A Key for Unlocking Memories

• PBS - Musical Minds

• PBS - How Music Can Reach the Silent Brain

• Science Daily - Music Therapy May Offer for People with Depression